Sharp Corner Explained

Sharp Corner is a 2024 thriller film, directed by Jason Buxton and released in 2024. Based on the short story by Russell Wangersky, the film stars Ben Foster as Josh McCall, a man who becomes obsessed with saving car accident victims at the sharp road corner near his home.^[1]

The film also stars Cobie Smulders as Josh's wife Rachel, as well as Gavin Drea, Alexandra Castillo, Julia Dyan, Jonathan Watton, Reid Price, Leah Johnston, Dan Lett, Andrew Shaver, Mark A. Owen, Bob Mann, Allison Wilson-Forbes, Wayne Burns, Alexandra McDonald, Sam Vigneault, Trina Corkum, Gita Miller, Eugene Sampang, David Light, Steve Lawrence, William Kosovic, Sebastien Labelle, Stephanie MacDonald, Baheran Zewde, Rena Kossatz, Kevin Kincaid, Emily Jewer, Ryan Willis and Susan Leblanc-Crawford in supporting roles.

Production

Buxton's second feature film following Blackbird in 2012,^[1] the film entered the development process in the late 2010s, with its screenplay included in the International Financing Forum at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.^[2]

It was filmed in 2023 in the Halifax, Nova Scotia area.^[3]

Release

The film was screened for distributors at the 2024 Berlin Film Market,^[4] and premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.^[5]

It was subsequently screened at the 2024 Atlantic International Film Festival, where it won the awards for Best Atlantic Canadian Feature and Best Atlantic Canadian Director.^[6] In October 2024, it was showcased at the 19th Rome Film Festival.^[7]

In November 2024, Vertical acquired the United States distribution rights for the film and will release the film theatrically in spring 2025.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Kelly Townsend, "Neon International boards Jason Buxton’s Sharp Corner". Playback, February 15, 2024.
2. Regan Reid, "TIFF ’17: 20 Canadian producing teams selected for IFF". Playback, August 29, 2017.
3. Morgan Mullin, "Director Thom Fitzgerald makes a new movie, Fawzia Mirza’s directorial feature wraps and more local film and TV news". The Coast, May 19, 2023.
4. Alex Ritman, "Neon Boards ‘Sharp Corner’ Starring Ben Foster, Cobie Smulders, Launching Sales in Berlin". Variety, February 14, 2024.
5. Jeremy Kay, "Toronto film festival adds Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, Edward Burns, David Mackenzie titles". Screen Daily, July 22, 2024.
6. Brendyn Creamer, "All the winners of the 2024 Atlantic International Film Festival". The Coast, September 17, 2024.
7. Web site: Three new titles in the program of the Film Fest. 4 October 2024 . 9 October 2024 . Cinema Foundation for Rome . en.
8. Web site: Grobar. Matt. Vertical Acquires Psychological Thriller 'Sharp Corner' Starring Ben Foster & Cobie Smulders. Deadline Hollywood. November 5, 2024.